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Identify the undergraduate major you wish to pursue at the University of Arizona and indicate your intended college and
major in question 33 on page 10 of your application. Be sure to review the entire page to determine the major that most appropriately matches your interest(s). Read college
headings and major-related footnotes to learn more about possible additional requirements for your major and to avoid delays in processing your application.
College majors and contacts
Agriculture & Life Sciences
cals.arizona.edu
520.621.3616
Agribusiness Economics & Management
Agricultural Technology Management
& Education
Animal Sciences
Environmental Science
Environmental & Water
Resource Economics
Family Studies & Human Development (Pre)
Microbiology
Natural Resources
Nutritional Sciences
Plant Sciences
Retailing & Consumer Sciences (Pre)
Sustainable Plant Systems
Veterinary Science
Undecided Agriculture
Architecture, Planning and
Landscape Architecture
capla.arizona.edu
520.621.6751
Architecture (Pre-Architecture)
Admissible freshmen and transfer students will be
admitted to the one-year pre-professional phase.
Admission to the four-year professional phase, which
occurs at the end of the first year, is competitive.
Sustainable Built Environments
Education
coe.arizona.edu
520.621.7865
Students must be admitted to the College of Education
before enrolling in upper-division course work.
Admission is selective in some programs.
Deaf Studies (Pre-Education)
Early Childhood Education (Pre-Education)
Elementary Education (Pre-Education)
Literacy, Learning & Leadership (Pre-Education)
Rehabilitation (Pre-Education)
Special Education/Cross Categorical
K-12 (Pre-Education)
Eller College of Management (Business)
ugrad.eller.arizona.edu
520.621.2505
All business students are admitted as pre-business
majors. Admission to a business major within the Eller
College of Management requires application to the
professional program and is competitive. Students
typically apply at the end of their sophomore year.
The process includes an interview, resume, skills
assessment and online application.
Accounting (Pre-Business)
Business Administration (Pre-Business)
Business Economics (Pre-Business)
Business Management (Pre-Business)
Entrepreneurship (Pre-Business)
Finance (Pre-Business)
Management Information Systems
(Pre-Business)
Marketing (Pre-Business)
Operations Management (Pre-Business)
Pre-Business
Engineering
engineering.arizona.edu
520.621.6032
FRESHMEN: The College of Engineering reviews
applications of interested students. We use
the following criteria to assess applicants for
admission:
math and composite scores for SAT or ACT
(test scores required)
academic GPA, class rank
rigor of high school courses
(honors and AP/IB classes)
performance in math and science classes
participation in engineering/science camps,
clubs, classes
personal essay
Admitted engineering students will be identified
as No Major Selected (undecided) Engineering.
Prior to Orientation, students who have
demonstrated strong academic progress will
have the opportunity to select their engineering
major. Others will remain as No Major Selected
for at least their first semester. Please refer to
the College of Engineering website for additional
information on admission.
TRANSFER: To be considered for admission to
engineering, applicants must have a calculated*
minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher, transferable
Calculus I credit, and supporting science
coursework (e.g. chemistry, physics, etc.).
*The GPA is recalculated based on coursework
applicable to the engineering curriculum.
Aerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Biosystems Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Management
Industrial Engineering
Materials Sciences and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Optical Sciences & Engineering
Systems Engineering
Fine Arts
cfa.arizona.edu
520.621.1301
Admission to the College of Fine Arts is
competitive and requires a separate application
to the college in addition to this UA application.
Most majors will also require either a portfolio or
an audition. For more admission information and
requirements, please visit:
cfa.arizona.edu/prospective-students/admissions/
Art Education
Art History
Studio Art
Dance
Music
Music Education
Music Performance
Film and Television
Musical Theatre
Theatre Arts
Theatre Production
Humanities
coh.arizona.edu
520.621.1048
Africana Studies
Classics
Humanities (cont'd)
Creative Writing
East Asian Studies
English
French
German Studies
Italian
Religious Studies
Russian
Spanish
Undecided Humanities
Letters, Arts and Science (CLAS)
General Studies
Global Studies (B.A. or B.S.)
Undecided*
Medicine
physiology.arizona.edu
520.621.4850
Students are admitted as pre-physiology majors.
Admission to the major, which generally occurs
after the second year, is selective.
Physiology (Pre-Physiology)
Nursing
nursing.arizona.edu
520.626.3808
Students may declare the Pre-Professional
Nursing major upon admission. A second,
highly-competitive, application and interview are
required prior to the junior year for admission to
the professional BSN program. The application
requires that students have strong grades in
math and science coursework.
Nursing (Pre-Professional)
Pharmacy
pharmacy.arizona.edu
520.626.1427
Students are admitted as pre-pharmacy majors
in the Colleges of Letters, Arts and Science
and apply to the College of Pharmacy after
completing prerequisite courses.
Pharmacy (Pre-Pharmacy)
Public Health
publichealth.arizona.edu
520.626.3200
Students are admitted as pre-public health
majors. Admission to the major, which
generally occurs after the second or third year,
is selective.
Public Health (Pre-Public Health)
Science
cos.arizona.edu
520.621.8128
Astronomy
Biochemistry (B.A. or B.S.)
Bioinformatics
Biology
Chemistry (B.A. or B.S.)
Computer Science (Pre-Computer Science)
Students are admitted as pre-computer
science majors. Admission to the major,
which generally occurs after the end of
the first year, is selective.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
(B.A. or B.S.)
Environmental Hydrology
& Water Resources
Geosciences
Information Science & Arts (B.A.)
Science (cont'd)
Information Science & Technology (B.S.)
Integrated Science
Mathematics (B.A. or B.S.)
Meteorology (B.A.S.)
*transfers only with Associates
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Neuroscience & Cognitive Science (Pre)
Physics (B.A. or B.S.)
Psychology (B.A. or B.S.)
Science Education
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Undecided Science
Social & Behavioral Sciences
sbs.arizona.edu
520.626.0606
Anthropology (B.A. or B.S.)
Care, Health & Society
Communication
Students are admitted as No Major Selected-
Social and Behavioral Sciences. Admission to
the major is selective and by application. Details:
www.comm.arizona.edu.
Criminal Justice Studies
Economics
Environmental Studies
eSociety
Gender & Womens Studies
Geography (B.A. or B.S.)
History
Journalism (Pre-Journalism)
Students are admitted as pre-journalism majors.
Admission to the major, which generally occurs after
the end of the first year, is selective.
Judaic Studies
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Mexican American Studies
Middle Eastern & North African Studies
Philosophy
Philosophy, Politics, Economics & Law
Political Science
Public Management & Policy
Sociology
Undecided Social & Behavioral Sciences
Urban & Regional Development
UA South
uas.arizona.edu
520.458.8278, ext. 2120 (Sierra Vista)
520.626.1702 (Tucson)
520.364.4146 (Douglas)
520.394.4400 (Nogales)
UA South is a branch campus. Upper-division
courses and programs are offered at the Pima CC
East Campus, UA Science and Tech Park, in Douglas,
Nogales, and at the Sierra Vista Campus. UA South
has unique degree programs (listed below) but also
offers degrees in cooperation with the Colleges of
Humanities, Science, and Social and Behavioral
Sciences.
Unique UA South majors:
Applied Science
Commerce
Elementary Education
Government & Public Service
*The option of undecided in the Colleges of Letters,
Arts and Science is open to freshman students
only. Transfer students may select any other
major on the list.